Tag: Reading

NZ First Olympians

LI: To make connections (self, text, world).

LI: To identify the main ideas – negotiation game.

LI: To make inferences about the events in the text using the clues provided by the author.

LI: To practise skimming and scanning by looking for key words in the text when answering questions.

For this task we are reading stories about “NZ First Olympians”.

We answer each question using the comment tool. In pairs we looked at each other’s predictions to give feedback and give a question. The strategies I used to help myself are inferring and using the information that I already know. 

 

 

I enjoyed this activity, because it helps me a lot when I’m writing informations.

Information Report about Swamp Tigers

LI: To write an information report that informs the reader about the Swamp Tiger.

We used our smart searching skills to find facts about the Bengal Swamp Tiger. Once we had found the information we needed we made notes in our own words. We used these notes to help us write our information reports. Information reports give readers with information on a chosen topic by providing them with facts.

 

Swamp Tigers are animals that are really hard to find which makes them very mysterious. Their scientific name is Panthera Tigris Tigris and they lived in the islands of India and Bangladesh. Did you know that in different countries the Swamp Tigers have different names.

Swamp tigers have an orange body with black stripes and a white belly. They have pointed teeths, long whiskers and strong paws. An adult Swamp Tiger could weigh up to 420 pounds.

Swamp Tigers are carnivores. ( which means they only ate meat ). They eat Wild boars , crabs, fish, rats, frogs, Chital (deer), otters , turtles , Fishing cats , wild pigs and even Humenbeings! Their behavior makes them protective over their territory which makes them big predators over their land.  

Swamp tigers mostly live in Mangrove Forest (A place in India and Bangladesh) and Sunderban. They like to live in a warm and wet place. Some swamp tigers left their trances around Myanmar, China, Bhutan and Nepal. Do you think that these creatures only live in Sunderban?

Did you know swamp tigers are unsocial animals? Many of them live alone and some of them live in a small group. They are also excellent swimmers and a good hunter at night.

Because people keep taking the habitat from the swamp tiger. Now they have become an endangered species. Do you think that people should stop taking the land from swamp tigers ?

Swamp Tiger

LI : To create a multi – modal DLO that tells others about Swamp Tiger.

We got in a group of pairs to research Swamp Tiger this week.

We wrote appearance, diet, habitat, behaviour and interesting facts about Swamp Tiger. Swamp Tiger is a type of a tiger that mostly lives in Bangladesh and India. We also recorded videos for each slide.

When we are done we go to another group to watch their video to see if their slides have some new information that we never know.

I find this activity is interesting. Because I learned some new things about Swamp Tigers.

 

 

Life jackets

We read a book in a group about life jackets from different centuries.

The story: In 1854, Captain John Ward invented a life jacket using small pieces of cork sewn together. but it is way too hard. So in 1918 Orpheus Newman invented a Kapok life jacket. Because it is made of Kapok, it’s going to get wet and heavy if it stays in the sea for a long time. So during the 1920s Peter Markus invented a life jacket that filled up with air. In 1960 people used synthetic foam to make life jackets. It is better than others.

We answered questions about life jackets.

I found this activity cool, because I learned different things about life jackets.

 

 

Comparing and Contrasting

This week we learned about comparing using venn diagram.

First we watched two short movies.  One is called “Pip”, and another one is called “HOPE”.

Then we need to go to the venn diagram to write the differences and the similarities of the two movies. We wrote the differences on both sides and write the similarities in the middle. Lastly we just need to put the movie name on the top.

At the end I enjoy doing this, because I liked it.

 

Visualising

This week we learned about visualising.

First week we learned about visualising.Visualising means creating a picture in your mind by reading the story or the text.

Then we need to get in pairs, writing our own story and let the other one imagine a picture of it.I draw it on paper.

At the end I enjoy doing this. Because I like it.

 

Describing Poem

This week we got to choose different activities to complete. I chose to do a describing poem.

First I was writing describing poem. Describing poem means give some detail to a word and we need to write them into a poem.

Then I put a picture of a squirrel.I need to write 7 words to describe the word that I choose.

At the end I enjoy doing this.Because I like it.

 

Victoria Cross

This week we learned about Victoria Cross.

First we choose one of them. We need to tell how they got the Victoria Cross and  answer some questions. There are three places named after NZ Victoria Cross receivers in Panmure.

They are Ngarimu Rd, Trent Rd and Upham Rd. Those roads are the peoples last names.They are the peoples that in the local history.

Then we go to Google Map to find the road that we are looking for and take a picture.

At the end I enjoy doing this, because I like it. I did well at this. I need to improve on finding the road quickly.

 

Little blue penguins

This week we practised learning about little blue penguins.

First we need to make a DLO, so we can write 5 facts about them or more.

Then we write facts about them. One of the facts I wrote was that they can’t taste sweet food. After that we need to decorate and put a picture on.

At the end I enjoy doing this. Because I like it. I need to improve on knowing more facts about them.

Keywords

This week we practised finding keywords.

First we read a story about Goldilocks. At each part we need to find the most important keywords.

Then we need to go to the “key word hunt” to put 10 keywords and put the most 4 important keywords in there.

At the end I enjoy doing this because I like it. I did well at finding keywords. I need to improve on finding the important key words.